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The little spacecraft that could . . . and did!

This spacecraft was launched October 24, 1998. It has flown very close to an asteroid and taken the best pictures ever of the heart of a comet. But Deep Space 1's main mission was to test out some new technologies to see if they will work on future space missions.

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The little spacecraft that could . . . and did!

This spacecraft was launched October 24, 1998. It has flown very close to an asteroid and taken the best pictures ever of the heart of a comet. But Deep Space 1's main mission was to test out some new technologies to see if they will work on future space missions.